Chords with lyrics
Intro:
(G+G) / (A minorAm) (G/BG/B) | (E minorEm) / / / | x 2
Verse 1:
G+G G/BG/B
I'm ploughin' a field in Illinois
E minorEm G+G G/BG/B E minorEm
Raisin' a crop to feed my wife and boys, I'm A- merica
G+G G/BG/B
I'm a single mom, and that's hard to be
E minorEm G+G A minorAm G/BG/B E minorEm
Work three jobs eight days a week, I'm A- merica
G+G G/BG/B
I'm a guitar picker singin' protest songs
E minorEm G+G A minorAm G/BG/B E minorEm
Bob Dylan was right, Vietnam was wrong, I'm A- merica
G+G G/BG/B
I lost my legs fightin' in a war
E minorEm G+G A minorAm G/BG/B E minorEm
If I could, I'd go back for more, I'm A- merica
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Look around at all I am and all I'm made of
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica
Verse 2:
G+G G/BG/B
This mornin' I pulled out of Roanoke
E minorEm G+G A minorAm G/BG/B E minorEm
Drivin' a big rig to the coast, I'm A- merica
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B
I teach third grade in Tennessee
E minorEm G+G A minorAm G/BG/B E minorEm
I could use a raise, but I'd do it for free, I'm A- merica
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B
Detroit City is my home town
E minorEm G+G A minorAm G/BG/B E minorEm
Might've built the car you're drivin' around, I'm A- merica
G+G A minorAm G/BG/B
I'm a volunteer with Project Hope
E minorEm G+G A minorAm G/BG/B E minorEm
Went down to New Orleans when the levy broke, I'm A- merica
Chorus:
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I'm left and right, black and white, and everything in be- tween
C majorC D MajorD G+G
I'm North and South, faith and doubt, I'm all I can be
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Look around at all I am and all I'm made of
G+G C majorC G+G C majorC
I'm A- merica, I'm A- merica
Bridge:
C majorC
A- merica's more than a piece of land
D MajorD
It's blood and bones, it's woman and man
C majorC
It lives, it breathes, it hopes, it dreams
D MajorD
It looks a lot like you and me
(Ending Chorus)
C majorC D MajorD G+G
Cause we're left and right, black and white, we're everything in be- tween
C majorC D MajorD G+G
We're North and South, faith and doubt, we're all we can be
E minorEm D MajorD C majorC
Look around at all we are and all we're made of
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
We're A- merica, we're A- merica
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G D MajorD C majorC
Yeah, we're A- merica, we're A- merica
G+G D MajorD C majorC G+G
I'm proud to be just a little partner, A- merica